PRE-ACTION PROTOCOLS AND PRACTICE DIRECTION
Below there are links to the Ministry of Justice Web Site for all the current Pre-Action Protocols, all of which require the consideration of alternative dispute resolution. The first listed below is the over-riding Practice Direction for all Protocols.
Civil Procedure Rules - Practice Direction - Pre-Action Conduct
Clinical Negligence - Protocol
Prepared by the Clinical Disputes Forum >>
Construction and Engineering Disputes - Protocol
Applies to all construction and engineering disputes (including professional negligence claims against architects, engineers and quantity surveyors) >>
Deals with defamation claims >>
Disease and Illness - Protocol
Personal injury claims - not the result of an accident - but rather of illness or disease >>
Claims arising from the condition of residential property >>
The lawfulness of an enactment or a decision or an act or failure to act in relation to a public function >>
Personal injury claims, except industrial disease >>
Possession Claims based on Mortgage Arrears etc - Protocol
This Protocol applies to arrears on (1) first charge residential mortgages and home purchase plans regulated by the Financial Services Authority under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; (2) second charge mortgages over residential property and other secured loans regulated under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 on residential property; and (3) unregulated residential mortgages >>
Possession Claims based on Rent Arrears - Protocol
Residential possession claims by social landlords (such as local authorities, Registered Social Landlords and Housing Action Trusts) which are based solely on claims for rent arrears >>
Professional Negligence - Protocol
For use where a Claimant wants to claim against a professional (other than construction professionals and healthcare providers) >>
Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents